§¤¤§~~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~~§¤¤§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#§§§§§\~.¨ ¨.~\§§§§§#
#§§~~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~~§§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§~....¨¨¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨¨¨....~§§
#¶¶§¤§\~.¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨.~\§¤§¶¶#
###¶§¤§\~¨ ¨~\§¤§¶###
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ######################################## ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§¤\\.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.\\¤§
¶§§§¤§\~.¨ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ¨.~\§¤§§§¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ underlying tunnels. it's use and ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ possession is illegal within the city. ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤\\\\...¨ ¨...\\\\¤¶
#§§\...¨¨¨ ¨¨¨...\§§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ .............. ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤¤¤¤§\~.¨ . properties . ¨.~\§¤¤¤¤¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ .............. ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§¤§§~...¨¨ ¨¨...~§§¤§
###¶§¤§~.¨ the honey is a reddish amber, very ¨.~§¤§¶###
§§§\~¨¨¨¨¨ viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨¨¨¨¨~\§§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#¶§§§§\~.¨ mostly bitter taste. ¨.~\§§§§¶#
#§§§~..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..~§§§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ it's highly addictive, and possess ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#§§\\..¨¨¨ strong psychotropic effects. ¨¨¨..\\§§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤\\~~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~~\\¤¶
#¶¤¤\..¨¨¨ .............. ¨¨¨..\¤¤¶#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ . collection . ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#¶¶§¤§\~.¨ .............. ¨.~\§¤§¶¶#
§¤¤\\..¨¨¨ ¨¨¨..\\¤¤§
§§\.¨¨¨¨¨¨ the honey materializes in vaccuums ¨¨¨¨¨¨.\§§
###§¤§\~.¨ within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨.~\§¤§###
##¶§¤§\~.¨ folded and ambiguous, the faster it ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ emerges. the cavernous systems under ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ the desert of kirugu serves this ¨.~\§¤§¶##
###¶§¤§\.¨ purpose very well - the lizards use ¨.\§¤§¶###
§§§§\~~~.¨ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ¨.~~~\§§§§
§¤\\\\\~.¨ air, which then are left overnight and ¨.~\\\\\¤§
§¤§~~.¨¨¨¨ harvested the next day. ¨¨¨¨.~~§¤§
¶¶§¤\\\~.¨ ¨.~\\\¤§¶¶
§¤§~.¨¨¨¨¨ most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ¨¨¨¨¨.~§¤§
§§§§¤§\~.¨ it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ¨.~\§¤§§§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶§§\~.¨¨¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ¨¨¨¨.~\§§¶
¶§¤\~~~.¨¨ made for this purpose). however, these ¨¨.~~~\¤§¶
#§§§~~~~.¨ may take weeks to fill. ¨.~~~~§§§#
#§§§\\.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.\\§§§#
¶¤§\~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~\§¤¶
¶¤\..¨¨¨¨¨ ............. ¨¨¨¨¨..\¤¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ . as a drug . ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤\\.¨¨¨¨¨ ............. ¨¨¨¨¨.\\¤¶
¶¶¤\..¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨..\¤¶¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨ one spoon ¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¶§§§\~.¨¨ the drug is used by the lizards in ¨¨.~\§§§¶¶
¶¤\.¨¨¨¨¨¨ these small (but often continuous) ¨¨¨¨¨¨.\¤¶
###¶¤§\~.¨ doses. this heightens the senses ¨.~\§¤¶###
§¤\..¨¨¨¨¨ somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ¨¨¨¨¨..\¤§
#§§§~..¨¨¨ ability to multi-task - context ¨¨¨..~§§§#
¶¶§§§§\~.¨ switching might take longer and be more ¨.~\§§§§¶¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ confusing. ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#§¤§\\\~.¨ ¨.~\\\§¤§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨ four spoons ¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤\\\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\\\¤¶
#§§§¤§\~.¨ multitasking becomes very hard (the ¨.~\§¤§§§#
¶§¤\\..¨¨¨ thought does not occur). senses more ¨¨¨..\\¤§¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¤\~..¨¨¨¨ inner perceptions take the upper hand, ¨¨¨¨..~\¤¶
###¶§¤§\~. abstraction and memory faculties are .~\§¤§¶###
§§§¤§~..¨¨ sharpened severely. slight telepathy ¨¨..~§¤§§§
#§¤§~¨¨¨¨¨ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¨¨¨¨¨~§¤§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ¨.~\§¤§¶##
###¶§¤§\~. to move around the body (if so .~\§¤§¶###
##¶§¤§\~.¨ inclined). ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶§§~~~~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~~~~§§¶
#¶¤¤¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤¤¤¶#
§§§~~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ seven spoons ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~~§§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ normal stimuli, but able to override ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§§\.¨¨¨¨¨ their own senses with dreamlike ¨¨¨¨¨.\§§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§§§~.¨¨¨¨ eaters, mood reading of those who stay ¨¨¨¨.~§§§§
#¶¤¤¤§\~.¨ sober (worth noting that the thoughts ¨.~\§¤¤¤¶#
#§¤\~..¨¨¨ are very fragmented and hard to ¨¨¨..~\¤§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ decipher, unless you are at a similar ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ level of spoons). at this point the ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ body is hard to move, and starts losing ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ water. ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§§¤§§\~.¨ ¨.~\§§¤§§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ nine spoons and above ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~§§
§¤§~~~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~~~§¤§
¶§§~..¨¨¨¨ overdose. body losing water quickly, ¨¨¨¨..~§§¶
¶§§§¤§\~.¨ and is completely unable to move. there ¨.~\§¤§§§¶
¶¤¤¤\.¨¨¨¨ is intermittent thought sharing with ¨¨¨¨.\¤¤¤¶
§§\~¨¨¨¨¨¨ sober persons (although ¨¨¨¨¨¨~\§§
#§§¤¤§\~.¨ unintelligible). memeories are sharded ¨.~\§¤¤§§#
§§\~..¨¨¨¨ or not formed. ¨¨¨¨..~\§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¶§§\\\~.¨ ¨.~\\\§§¶¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ........... ¨.~\§¤§¶##
###¶¤§\~.¨ . dangers . ¨.~\§¤¶###
#§§\\.¨¨¨¨ ........... ¨¨¨¨.\\§§#
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#§§§¤§\~.¨ most deaths are due to loss of water - ¨.~\§¤§§§#
§§\.¨¨¨¨¨¨ thirst is one of the last senses to ¨¨¨¨¨¨.\§§
#§¤\~¨¨¨¨¨ restable after coming down, often gone ¨¨¨¨¨~\¤§#
###§¤§\~.¨ for up to twenty four hours. at higher ¨.~\§¤§###
##¶§¤§\~.¨ doses it's hard to move, even if you ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ would remember drinking (which is also ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§§\.¨¨¨¨¨¨ made harder by the attention focusing ¨¨¨¨¨¨.\§§
##¶§¤§\~.¨ properties of the honey). ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ people are known to suffer injuries ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ from being still in unfavourable ¨.~\§¤§¶##
#§§¤§§\~.¨ climates for too long, sometimes to the ¨.~\§§¤§§#
###§¤§\~.¨ point of death. another danger is ¨.~\§¤§###
§§§\~.¨¨¨¨ actually locomotion of the body... ¨¨¨¨.~\§§§
###¶§§\~.¨ walking around is still somewhat ¨.~\§§¶###
§§~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ possible after losing sight, which have ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~§§
###¶¤§\~.¨ lead to seveal falls. additionally, ¨.~\§¤¶###
§¤¤§\\~¨¨¨ robberies of the intoxicated are common. ¨¨¨~\\§¤¤§
#§§\\~~.¨¨ ¨¨.~~\\§§#
¶§¤\\~¨¨¨¨ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ¨¨¨¨~\\¤§¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ to die of pure overdose (on the scale ¨.~\§¤§¶##
§¤§\~~¨¨¨¨ of jars of honey) before being killed ¨¨¨¨~~\§¤§
¶¤¤\..¨¨¨¨ by thirst. there are rumors that this ¨¨¨¨..\¤¤¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ leaves "ghosts", who will still share ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ their thoughts long after their bodies ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶¶¤§§\~¨¨¨ are dead and gone. ¨¨¨~\§§¤¶¶
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
##¶§¤§\~.¨ ¨.~\§¤§¶##
¶§¤§§§\~.¨ ¨.~\§§§¤§¶
§¤¤¤\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\¤¤¤§
§§¤\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\¤§§
#¶§§\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\§§¶#